What Is HIPAA Compliance & PHI?

What Is HIPAA Compliance?
HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is a United States Federal Law that has been created to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent.

What Is PHI?
PHI stands for Protected Health Information that is there in a medical record used to identify an individual. PHI is used to create, used or disclosed to a covered entity or their business associate in the course of providing a health care service.

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